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- Lucas: Ciao, and welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey everyone! Episode 194 already. Lucas: Right. Last time we learned how to ask for the bill at a restaurant. Practice that one at dinner! Luna: Oh, I've been using 'il conto, per favore' all week. It works. Lucas: Today we're going somewhere new: a pet store. Luna: A pet store! I love animals. Okay, teach me. Lucas: First phrase: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. It means 'I'd like to buy a puppy.' Lucas: Let's break it down: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Say it with me, Luna. Luna: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Lucas: Perfect. Vorrei means 'I would like,' comprare is 'to buy,' and cucciolo is 'puppy.' Luna: Cucciolo. That sounds cute. Lucas: It is. Now, second phrase: Quanto costa? 'How much does it cost?' Lucas: Quanto costa? Try it. Luna: Quanto costa? Lucas: Exactly. You can use that for anything you're buying. Luna: Good to know. Lucas: Next: Posso vedere il cane? 'Can I see the dog?' Lucas: Posso vedere il cane? Repeat. Luna: Posso vedere il cane? Lucas: Zitto. I mean, yes — perfect. Posso means 'can I,' vedere is 'to see,' il cane is 'the dog.' Luna: So if I want to see a specific one, I say Posso vedere il cane? Lucas: Exactly. And finally, when you've decided: Prendo questo. 'I'll take this one.' Lucas: Prendo questo. Say it. Luna: Prendo questo. Lucas: That's it. Now let's imagine a scene. You walk into the pet store. You see a cute puppy. You say: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Luna: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Lucas: The shop assistant shows you two puppies. You ask: Quanto costa? Luna: Quanto costa? Lucas: They say one is two hundred euros. You want to see it: Posso vedere il cane? Luna: Posso vedere il cane? Lucas: You look at it, it's perfect. You say: Prendo questo. Luna: Prendo questo. I love it. Lucas: See? You just bought a puppy in Italian. Luna: That was fun. But Lucas, these episodes take time and effort to make, right? Lucas: They do. And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Italian, a small donation at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo genuinely keeps these going. Luna: Yeah, even a couple of dollars a month makes a big difference. We appreciate it so much. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, back to the pet store. Let's practice the phrases again slowly. Repeat after me: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Luna: Vorrei comprare un cucciolo. Lucas: Quanto costa? Luna: Quanto costa? Lucas: Posso vedere il cane? Luna: Posso vedere il cane? Lucas: Prendo questo. Luna: Prendo questo. Lucas: Great job. Try using these phrases next time you're around pets. Or just imagine you're at a pet store. Luna: I'll pretend I'm buying a puppy. That's fun. Lucas: Exactly. Thanks for learning with us today. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: Ciao ciao! Lucas: Arrivederci.